Hurst v. Massey

The issues are: 1) whether Tenneco, Inc. and Tenneco Oil Company can be sued for wrongful death under the intentional acts exclusion of the worker’s compensation law found in LSA-R.S. 23:1032, and 2) whether the award in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant Audrey E. Massey ($875,000.00) is too low. The trial court judgment dismissed any and all claims against Tenneco Oil Company, Tenneco, Inc., and two managers of the Tenneco Refinery in St. Bernard Parish, Albert Caldwell, Jr. and William E. Heck. The trial court found Audrey E. Massey liable in the amount of $875,000.00. Plaintiffs…